Quick Guide: Curse-Rotted Greatwood

A quick guide on how to defeat the third boss in Dark Souls 3

Curse-Rotted Greatwood

NOTE
Make sure you've joined the Mound-Makers covenant before defeating this boss or you will need extra steps to enter covenant. You have been warned.

Main Strategy

• Position the undeads so that the tree kills them
  
• Kill the egg sacks, they are positioned on his front, back and four legs
  
• After falling down stay away from his front arm, only go for legs and back
  
• If you have alluring skulls these will fool him

Weaknesses

• Weak to slash damage
  
• Weak to thrust damage

Immune

• Poison and Toxic
  
• Bleed
  
• Frost

Drops

• Souls: NG (7000), NG+ (35000)
  
• Transposing Kiln
  
• Soul of the Rotted Greatwood

The soul can be consumed for 3,000 Souls or traded in for either the Hollowslayer Greatsword or alternatively Arstor's Spear

Summons

No known summon NPC's but you can always summon another player to help you out!

[Lothric NASA Space Program]

Well, it's a tree, so try fire as well